Forty Big Airships Contests to Be Held in Paris
An article previews Paris summer airship races presided by Santos-Dumont. It describes the seven section airship station, the race format with rails and towing lines, and the contenders including Lebaudy and Tour. Dumont aims to enter a giant new craft with multiple decks and 12 wicker baskets, while 14 other first class vessels are noted in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Geronauuts
Santos-Dumont
Santos- Dumont
Tour
Lebaudys
Spencers
Desire M. Santos-Dumont
M. Santos-Dumont
Aeronaute
M. Lebaudy
M. Dumont
Europe
Rose
la Ville de Paris
Firmin Bousson
Aity
Giant Lobster Captured Near Maine Coast Hero Capt. Gray
The tale centers on Capt. Emery Gray of Vinalhaven Maine who discovers a colossal lobster claw while strolling near Indian Creek. With help from another fisherman the giant crustacean is dug from sand, dragged home, and later recaptured after dragging a pile and nearly wrecking a boat. The creature dies soon after captivity and a photograph of Gray beside the beast is shown.
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Emery Gray
Vinalharen
Maine
Capt. Gray
Fhrst
Indian Creek
Hercules
Self Made Senator Hanna Shaped by Ability and Enterprise
Marcus Alonzo Hanna born in Lisbon Ohio in 1827 rose from public schools to Western Reserve University. He became partner at a Cleveland wholesale grocery and led M A Hanna Co and several firms including Union National Bank of Cleveland and Chapin Mining. He served as U S senator from Ohio from 1897 to 1905 and chaired the Republican national committee since 1896 aiding McKinley’s election. A separate note recounts a pioneering pigskin graft for a severely burned girl using pig cuticle in hopes of gradual wound coverage.
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Senator Hanna
Marcus Alonzo Hanna
Lisbon
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
M. A. Hanna & Co
Union National Bank of Cleveland
Cleveland City Railway Company
Chapin Mining Company
Globe Ship Building Company
Hanna
United States
Ohio
National Republican Committee
William McKinley
Money in Treasury test by expert women observers
About twenty expert women, aided by men, count every dollar and bond in the U S treasury to detect any miscounts or shortages. The count covers cash and bonds worth about 1.08 billion dollars with specific focus on silver vaults and a 403 million dollar reserve fund. The process spans 30 to 40 days for the reserve fund and up to three months for full completion, with strict, sealed handling and auditing of each package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ellis H. Roberts
Treasury
Roberts
Post Office
New York World
Bonda
White Headed Mandarin Payne of New York a House Leader
A profile of Serena Payne of New York known as the White Headed Mandarin. The Ways and Means chairman leads the Republican floor, his solemn presence and a tantalizing smile provoking rivals. A tale recalls a dinner mishearing during grace as a humorous anecdote about his hearing.
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Arin
Joe" Cannon
Serena Payne
New York
Ways and Meant
Payne
Ways and Means Committee
House
ERNEST VON KOERBER PREMIER OF AUSTRIA IN FOURTH YEAR
A profile of Ernest von Koerber, fourth year as Austrian premier, noted for steady leadership in the Reichsrat. The neutral politician rose from obscure government service to guide the monarchy, keeping extreme parties in check and running state business despite deadlock. He remains a bachelor living with his elderly mother in Vienna.
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Ernest von Koerber
Austria
Reichsrath
Dr. von Koerber
von Koerber
Jon Koerber
Vienna
Indorsed by Bryan Chief Justice Clark of North Carolina
Justice Clark of Raleigh a veteran jurist and essayist, endorsed by William J. Bryan among Democratic presidential possibilities. Born August 16, 1846 in Halifax, he served in the Confederate army, studied law, and rose to the North Carolina Supreme Court. A prolific writer, linguist, and Methodist lay delegate, he married Susan Washington Graham in 1874 and has seven children.
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Walter Clark
Raleigh
Supreme Court of North Carolina
William J. Bryan
Judge Clark
Halifax
United States
Rawson
Northern Virginia
State University
van Wyck
New York
North Carolina
Johnston
Justice Clark
University of North Carolina
Columbian University
Washington
New York City
Raleigh & Gaston
T. N. Hill
Harper's Magazine
the Arena
the North American Review
Mexico
Methodist Ecumenical Council
London
Europe
Federation Commission
Church
North
South
Democratic Convention
Chicago
Bryan
Susan Washington Graham
William A. Graham
United States Navy
Sultan's Day At Yildizkiosk In Bold Istanbul Parade
A vivid account of the sultan leaving the palace at Yildizkiosk on a Friday ceremony. Ministers guards and eunuchs shield the scene as dust carts fill the road toward Stamboul. The royal cortege includes four young sons on Arab ponies and a Turkish naval yacht moored on the Bosphorus.
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Turkey
Yildizkiosk
Selamolik
Stamboul
San Sofia
Bosphorus
Made the King Laugh at Schwab Story in Audience
Charles M. Schwab recounted to King Edward a tale of a colored driver and a passing remark from a poor woman in Pittsburg. The king found the anecdote highly amusing, laughing heartily during the royal audience at the South African Hotel news item. The piece also notes Johannesburg’s new nine story hotel to be the largest of its kind in South Africa.
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Charles M. Schwab
Steel Trust
King Edward
Mr. Schwab
Pittsburg
Hig
Johannesburg
South Africa
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Santos-Dumost
T. K. Adams
Mercer County
Pennsylvania
Brasilian
Bantos-Dumont
Gray
Hanns
Marcus A. Hanna
Treeserer
Roberte
Rees
Uncle Sam
Mickam
Joe Cannon
Mr. Payne
Reed
Sereno Payne
House Committee of Ways and Means
Pire
Indorsed
Nebraska
Mr. Bryan
Father OF
Faithful
Mem
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